Their letter: “We refuse to be placated by images and objects while artists in Gaza, like Heba Zagout, are murdered everyday. … We refuse to hide behind the safety of four white walls while the Rafah Museum remains in ruins.” - Hyperallergic
Kunsthaus Zurich is finally facing up to the issue, that is: “There have long been suspicions about the provenance of works in the Emil Bührle Collection - named after a German-born arms dealer who made his fortune during World War Two by making and selling weapons to the Nazis.” - BBC
A juried photography contest has disqualified one of the images that was originally picked as a top three finisher in its new AI art category. The reason for the disqualification? The photo was actually taken by a human and not generated by an AI model. - Ars Technica
The Minneapolis Institute of Art and the Pérez Art Museum in Miami have called off their presentations of the traveling exhibition "Kehinde Wiley: An Archaeology of Silence" scheduled for this summer and fall (Miami) and winter-spring 2025 (Minneapolis). A separate show by Omaha's Joslyn Art Museum has also been postponed. - ARTnews
The panel depicting the Just Judges disappeared in April 1934. There were months of delicately worded ransom negotiations, and then, that November, the thief made a deathbed confession. There was plenty of evidence to confirm his account, but to this day there has been no sign of the panel itself. - History Today
Members of the public have been free to visit the portrait of the monarch, which is on display at the Philip Mould gallery in central London until June 21. - CNN
"Red paint was splashed across the front door and windows of Anne Pasternak’s home. Unfurled between two columns was a banner that read: 'Anne Pasternak / Brooklyn Museum / White Supremacist Zionist.' Beneath that statement, in a smaller, red font, were the words 'Funds Genocide.'" - ARTnews
In Wright’s days, the venue would host weekly public movie screenings for 50 cents a ticket as well as concerts and other cultural events. However, the years were not as friendly to the theater as it had been to the Spring Green community. - Architectural Digest (MSN)
The suspect was caught trying to sell the manuscript, which contains Bernini's designs for the altar canopy in St. Peter's Basilica, to a buyer who turned out to be a Vatican official. The suspect claims what he had isn't the missing manuscript and was a gift. - National Catholic Reporter
Activists from the group Animal Rising went to the new portrait of the British king (the red one), covered his face with a sticker of Wallace from the animated series Wallace & Gromit, and attached a speech bubble saying, "No cheese Gromit, look at all of this cruelty on RSCPA farms." - CNN
All repatriation cases matter greatly to those involved, but that of the Parthenon marbles has become famous far beyond the dispute between the key parties of Greece and the UK. Why, then, do they resonate so deeply? - The Conversation
"A critical report from France’s court of auditors, who assess the use of public funds, revealed that the Centre Pompidou‘s economic model is unsustainable. The report outlines the financial strain on the museum caused by its forthcoming renovation, as well as its establishment of a new branch in Massy, France." - ARTnews
Italy’s culture minister, Gennaro Sangiuliano, himself a Neapolitan, has showered funds on the ambitious cultural heritage projects in his hometown. “Naples is a global cultural capital, because of its history and identity,” Sangiuliano declared at the opening of the Unesco Cultural Heritage in the 21st Century in Naples in November. - The Art Newspaper
The set of four paintings, each depicting seasonal plant matter assembled to resemble a human male figure, have undergone eight months of conservation work "that has improved their definition and chromatic range." - Artnet
The museum announced last week a major effort to fight against the image created by the exhibit. As part of an ongoing series, the museum will invite artists to create work that will stand near “Appeal” and seek to recontextualize and “respond” to the statue. - Boston Globe
